Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-09
BRITISH MINISTER'S.
They Hold Large Mass Meeting az
Birmingham.

LONDON, June "A mass meeting Of
tho Unionists was held tonight in the
Birmingham town hall. The following
letter was read from John Bright: '"The
great English Liberal party Is called on
to abandon its past traditions, TO pros,
trate itself before the odious, illegal aud
immoral conspiracy, and though they
grleved over the temporary ruin OF tho
Liberal party. they were guiltless Of mis-.
chief and without shame" Sir Henry
James said the Liberal Unionists never
waycrcd In their allegiance to their leader
until his alliance with Parnell made II In.
ayitable They were then obliged to as.
associate with former political opponents.
As to Parncllites. he distrusted them Us
men. besides disliking their principles A
resolution was adopted, approving the ac-
ton of the Unionist leaders
LONDON. June 2.--The inaugural con.
ference of the Radical Union was held
today at Birmingham by Joseph Cham.
berlain. Chamberlain In an address re-
ferred to the course adopted by Treve.
Ivan on the Irish question, and said that
he regretted that Trevelyan had dotted
his armor when the fight was the hottest,
The Liberal Unionists had been tainted
upon their alliance with the Tories.
There was satisfaction. however, in
knowing that their allies were English
gentlemen and not the subsidized agents
Of foreign conspiracy, The time seem
ed to be approaching when the formation
If new party would be found necessary.
The resolution passed favoring the
largest possible extension Of local govern
ment to Ireland, subject supremacy, I'm.
perial parliament and protection to the
Protestant minority. The conference
was attended by 10000 delegates repre-
senting all parts Of Great Britain, The
tone Of the speeches were bitterly anti,
Gladstonian. II was the first representa-.
tive Unionist meeting where irreconcll-
able hostility TO Gladstonians has been
the rallying cry. Chamberlain declared
his belief that cancellation will be mere
deception. Lord Hartington's letter do,
scribcd the Gladstonians as absorbed In
the Parnelites, and their only object
being to retain at any cost the support of
the Parnellites by their policy Of follow
ing unreservedly the leadership, aud adj
opting the Parliamentary methods of their
Irish allies The new electoral committee
will be appointed for London. Rumors
are current at the conference that the
government would introduce, probably
during the autumn session. the local
government bill including Ireland, and
that the government might dissolve Par.
Lament over this measure. The same re.
port in conservative clubs Is Fastening
preparations for electoral reorganization,
LONDON, June John Brights letter,
read at the Liberal Unionist mass meet.
ing at Birmingham, Is long and fierce
dcnunciation of the Gladstonlan policy
which In Great Britain. he says, Is re.
jected by the majority Of two to one.
Bright strongly condemns O'Brien's mis-.
sion and the refusal Of the Irish mayors
to celebrate the Queens jubilee, After
the reading of Brights letter, Chamber
lain addressed the meeting. He claimed
that the Gladstonians were abusing the
liberty of speech and popular representa-.
ton in ORDER with the Parnellites, to OBJ
struct parliament This was treason to
the parliamentary government and an in
suit to the electors. 1t could DO cured.
not by altered procedure rules, but by
pressure Of public Indignation against
offenders at elections.